Tire-display stand



May 26, 1942. R. OWEN TIRE DISPLAY STAND Filed April 1, 1940 2 Sheets-Sheet 1 Laws R. OWEN.

May 26, 1942. OWEN TIRE DISPLAY STAND Filed April 1, 1940 2 Sheets-Sheet 2 FIG-.4

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Patented May 28, 1942 iJNiTED STATES PATENT. OFFICE v I '2,2s4,299 f TIRE-DISPLAY STAND Lew'is Owen, Cuyahoga Falls, Ohio Application April 1, 1940', SeriaLliNo. 327,241

11 Claims.

A further object of the inventionis to provide such a stand will not materially 'detract from or obstruct the general appearance of the tire.

Another object of the invention is to'provide such a tire-display stand from which the tire will not be displaced or removed, should the tire be knocked over or otherwise abused;

'Still another object of the invention isato provide in such a tire display-stand, means for preventing a tire from tilting relative to the stand, and thereby to prevent upsetting "the tirewhen it is set on the stand at substantial angles toward unbalanced equilibrium of the tire and stand.

These and other objects of the'invention will be manifest from the following brief description and the accompanying drawings.

Of the accompanying drawings:

Figure-1 is a side elevation illustrating a tire supported on the improved display stand.

Figure 2 is an end view thereof, greatly enlarged and partly broken away. 1

Figure 3 is a radial cross-section through a tire section, illustrating a method of applying the display stand onto a tire.

Figure 4 is an enlarged fragmentary detail view, partly broken away and in section, of the releasable connection between the cross-piece and the supporting member. 7

Figure 5 is an end v-iewofFigure 4, as viewed from the left thereof.

Figure 6 is a cross-section of Figure 5. l-

.Referring particularly to Figures 1 and '2 of the drawings, the letter Tdesignates a pneumatic tire supported in upright position-by means of a pair of supporting members I 0, Hi,- releasably retained thereon in circumferentially spaced relation, as will be described.

taken on line 6-6 Each member l0 may be formed from a strip downwardly diverging supporting legs or elements [3, I3, these logs being spaced to be yieldingly engageable with opposite side-wall portions of the tire. Y

As best shown in Figures 3, 4 and '5, one or more T-shaped-openings M, 14 may beprovided in each leg l3, these openings having transverse slots 14* for receiving heads or bars 15* of T- thereby to con-form a flat upper face of the crossyieldingly engaged or clamped piece to the tread portion of the tire when mernber I0 isengaged on the tire. V I 7 A pair of spaced lugs I1, [1-, may be provided to extend downwardly from the flat portions l2 of the member 10, for engaging opposite inner edge portions of the tire beads (see Figures 2 and 3); thereby to prevent relative rotation -of lateral tilting movement of a tire supported by the member.

As best shown in Figure 3, the supporting members H! are most readily applied on a the at' the top edge thereof with the bottom edge of the tire engaging the ground or floor surface.

In this manner, the member ID is first applied with the lugs ll engaged between the beads of the tire and the legs 13 extending upwardly and substantially radially of the center of the tire. The locking device I? at one'end of the crosspiece l6 may then be engaged in the T-shaped opening I4 ofone of the legs, so that leverage may be applied to the cross-piece against the around the cross-section of the tire, in circumferen-tially spaced relation, andthe tire is placed to be supported on the members, asshown .in'

in positions Figure 1, it will be seen that downward pressure onthe tire will tend to spread the members farther apart at the lower ends thereof, as limited by the locked engagement of the ends of the cross-piece IS with the legs l3. This;

however, tends further to wedge the members In on the tire so that they will become more firmly clamped thereon. 7

Thus has been provided a simple, compact and durabletire-display stand which is, economical to manufacture. The compactness of the supporting members or units I is particularly advantageous in that they may be packed. or stored in relatively small space.

lost, only that unit need be replaced. The con= struction of members In is such that they will not Furthermore, should one of the members or units become damaged or."

obstruct any substantial portion of the side walls of the tire, and therefore will not'detract mate: rially from the general appearance of the tire.

The improved tire-display stand readily adapts itself for advertising purposes. For example, an advertising sign -(not shown) may be connected in any suitable manner between the members In, in which case the sign may be utilized to aid in setting the members on the tire at a predetermined distance apart for best bracingaction.

Modifications of the invention'may be resorted the scope of the appended claims. a

What is claimed is:

1, A display stand for pneumatic tires comprising a member formed with a tire-bead jengaging portion and laterally spaced side portions to without departing from the spirit thereof or extending longitudinally therefrom to be dis-1 posedat opposite sides of a tire to be supported,

piece and said member for releasably securing the cross-piece between said elements, said cooperating means including a locking device operable by the inherent resiliency of a tire engaged between the cross-piece and said bead engaging portion of the member to lock said cross-piece in said secured position. a

5; A tire-display stand comprising a substantially U-shaped member including a tirebead engaging portion and spaced supporting elements for engaging opposite sides of 'a tire to be supported, a cross-piece extending between said supporting elements for engaging the tread portion of said tire, cooperating means on said cross-piece and said member for releasably securing the cross-piece between said elements, and means on said bead-engaging portion for engaging oppo-' site edges of'the tire-beadsto prevent tilting of secured in circumferentially spaced relation on said bead-engaging portion rigidly connecting between said spaced portions, a cross-piece extending between saidside portions of the member for engaging the tread portion of said tire,

a tire to support the same.

'7. A tire-display stand comprising a pair of supporting members, each of said members including spaced portions for engaging opposite 7 sides of a tire, a pair of spaced elements relaand means on said cross-piece and said side portions for releasably. securing the cross-piece between the side portions to retain the member on 'the tire;

2. A tire-display stand comprising a member,

formed'with a tire-bead engagingportionand spaced side portions'arranged to be disposed at opposite sides of a tire to be supported, acrosspiece extending between said side portions for I engaging the tread portion of said tire, means for releasably securing said element to saidside portions of said member, and means on said bead engaging portion for engagingbetween the beads of said tire to prevent the tire from tilting relative to said member. a

3. A tire-displaystand co mprisinga member tively rigidlyconnecting betweensaid side portions for engaging the beadand tread portions of the tire against the inherent resiliency or elasticity thereof, said bead-engaging element having means; for engaging the inner edges of the tire beads to prevent tilting of the tire relative to the members, and means for releasably securing one of saidelements of the member between said side portions thereof, whereby said members may be 'releasably secured in circumferentially spaced relation on a tire to support the same. I

8. A tire-display stand comprising a pair of supporting members, each member including a tire-bead engaging-portion and spaced side portions for engaging the sides of a tire, a cross-' piece, and means for releasably connecting said formed substantially U-shaped; to provide a tirebead engaging cross-member and'laterally spaced supporting elements extending longitudinally therefrom for engaging opposite sides of a tire received in said U-shaped member to be supcross-piecebetweensaid side portions to engage the tread portion of said tire against the inherent resiliency or elasticity of the tire, whereby said pair of members'may be' releasably secured in V circumferentially spaced relation on a tire to supported thereby, a cross-piece-e'xtending between I said supporting elements in longitudinally spaced relation to said cross-member for engagin the tread portion of said tire, and cooperating means, on said cross-piece and said supporting elements for releasably securing the cross-piece between said elements.

4. A tire-display stand comprising a substantially U-shaped member including a tire-bead engaging'portion and spaced supporting elements port the same. I

9. A tire display stand comprising'a substantially U-shaped member including a tire-bead engaging portion and spaced supporting elements for engaging opposite sides of a tire to be supported, a cross-piece extending between said supporting elements for engaging the tread portion of said tire, and cooperating'means on said cross- 7 piece and on said member for releasably securfor engaging opposite sidesof a tire to be sup ported, a cross-piece extending between said supporting elementsfor engaging the tread portion of said tire, and cooperating means on said cross-,

ing' the cross-piece between said elements in various positions longitudinally of the member, whereby the cross-piece may be readily adjusted on said memberto accommodatetires of difierentsizes.-;--' v 10. A: tire-display-stand comprising a supporting member having longitudinally extending,

1 1. A tire-display stand comprising a supportlaterally spaced side portions to be disposed at opposite sides of a pneumatic tire to be supported and longitudinally spaced portions extending between said laterally spaced side portions substantially in a plane therewith for engaging the usual bead and tread portions of the tire, and means on said member for releasably clamping the same in embraced relation around the crosssection of the tire against the inherent resiliency thereof, said member having ground-engaging means thereon for supporting the same in laterally braced condition, said supporting member being adapted to be releasably clamped on a tire in circumferentially spaced relation to a like supporting member to support the tire in upright position.

ing member having longitudinally extending, laterally spaced side portions adapted to be disposed at opposite sides of a tire to be supported,l

and having longitudinally spaced portions between said side portions for engaging the bead and the tread portions of the tireagainst the inherent resiliency thereof, one of said longitudinally spaced portions comprising an element shiftable relatively of the other to permit mounting the member on the tire, and means on said element and on said side portions for releasably securing the element to said supporting member releasably and removably to retain the member on the tire.

LEWIS R. OWEN. 

